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Building AlaskaBuilding off the grid is challenging enough, but doing so in some of the most unforgiving terrain on Earth becomes a monumental test. This series follows the intrepid journeys of men and women who gladly face Alaska's extreme conditions and harsh elements to construct one-of-a-kind lodges among the stunning landscape. Undeterred crews work up to 16 hours a day to complete dream cabins before the arrival of winter, while overcoming total isolation, inclement weather, rough seas, and the occasional visit by grizzly bears.No live or upcoming content available at this time
S4, EP12 "Crunch Time"The builders resort to desperate measures due to inclement weather; Rich is forced to make a crucial building decision he doesn't want to make; Tom risks stranding his workers; Creig battles freezing temperatures to finish his dream.
S4, EP10 "No Quit"Gale-force winds create danger for Tom's team; rainy conditions threaten Creig's build; Rich has a whale of a good time in sunny Sitka, Alaska.
S4, EP9 "Muscle Power"Rich's team uses brute strength to hoist the 800-pound mainframe beam; lumber shortages linger at Tom's building site; Creig finally gets things to line up just as he loses his last helper.
S4, EP8 "It's Getting Awkward"Rich's build is down to two workers; wall-to-wall trouble jeopardizes Tom's build; Creig's build is fraught with costly miscalculations and tension.
S4, EP7 "Don't Try This at Home"Creig's carpenter, Jim, pays the ultimate price; Rich's crew performs a balancing act to get out of the mud; Tom relies on old-school techniques to save the day.
S4, EP6 "Independence Day"Rich and his team race to stay ahead of the helicopter drops; a new builder on Tom's site may be a friend or foe; an earthquake leaves Creig's build on shaky ground.
S4, EP5 "Plan B"Creig's build is impacted by residual emotions over the bear mauling; Tom's build shifts into a new gear with a surprise from the sky; Rich's build stays on track.
S4, EP4 "Bear Attack"Creig's camp sustains a bear attack; high winds wreak havoc at Tom's build, causing delays; Rich goes underwater to save his dock.
S4, EP3 "Rock Around the Build"Rich's island build is between a rock and a hard place; Tom gets a lesson in logging; Creig feels the consequences of building on a remote site with shoddy materials.
S4, EP2 "The Beast Is Dead"Engine issues stall Tom's build; a welder wrestles with the wind on the boardwalk at Rich's island retreat; Creig brings the heat to his bear lodge.
S4, EP1 "We're Back"Three men risk it all to build a remote hunting cabin, an off-the-grid bear lodge and an island retreat.
S3, EP12 "The Final Push"Lee rushes to finish the interior of the cabin before the lake freezes over; Tony's crew uncovers a serious miscalculation; Derek and his crew push through endless rainfall in a bid to complete the project.
S3, EP11 "The Finest Moment"Lee and his crew install a wood stove to dry out the drywall mud; Derek races to protect the cabin from bears; Tony makes it to the roofing stage of his Porcupine Creek build.
S3, EP10 "Heads Up"Rain saturates the site at Derek's cliffside build; Tony returns from another job to discover an injury has occurred; the crew faces some sketchy conditions on the Bulchitna Lake build.
S3, EP9 "Game Day"Derek and his buddies are close to giving up on their dream of a cliffside ski hut; Lee loses one of his hardest workers at a crucial point; Tony takes a fishing break.
S3, EP8 "Panic Button"Lee's crew must push through waves of mosquitos and fatigue to finish a deck; Tony and crew lift heavy pieces of their build without machinery.
S3, EP7 "The Missing Helicopter"Lee's crew rushes to correct a framing miscalculation; Tony makes a dangerous call; transport of the ski hut begins.
S3, EP6 "Balancing Act"Lee's crew faces the dangerous task of balancing on a second story beam to get the work done; Tony happens upon a mysterious cabin; wicked winds threaten to derail work on the ski hut.
S3, EP5 "Ninja Framer"Lee brings in a pinch hitter called the Ninja Framer to get a client's project back on schedule; Derek's crew struggles because of an infestation of mosquitoes; Tony discovers an expensive mistake that sends him back to the saw yard.
S3, EP4 "Dangerous Delays"Heavy rains shut down the work on Tony's log cabin getaway; a miscalculation at Lee's two story house enrages the crew; Derek rewards his crew with a day of fishing on the Copper River basin.
S3, EP3 "Destructive Forces"Tony Malone's crew gets a visit from a bear; Lee Raymond faces challenges when working with family; the tragic story behind the heli-skiing industry.
S3, EP2 "A Helicopter Drop, The Art Of Scribing, and a Thousand-Dollar Mistake"A massive eighteen-load helicopter drop to deliver equipment and supplies to build a two-story cabin on Bulchitna Lake; Derek handcrafts logs with a scriber; Tony forgets a crucial item back in town that sets him back over a thousand dollars.
S3, EP1 "Builders Begin Construction On A Fishing Retreat, A Ski Hut And A Getaway Cabin In Remote Alaska"Three builders race to construct their homes in the remote wilderness before the inevitable return of winter ends their plans.
S2, EP8 "The End Game"Winter's arrival calls an end to the race; each builder comes to terms with their end games.
S2, EP7 "Downward Slide"As the days get shorter and colder the builders race to get their homes sealed in.
S2, EP6 "A Long Hard Slog"Chuck Gerwig tries to finish his job without his right-hand man; non-stop rain brings Jim Wagner and his crew to a near standstill; Lee Raymond loses his number one crew to college.
S2, EP5 "Tempers Flare"Winter's approach leaves the builders scrambling and frays their nerves.
S2, EP4 "Ryan's Song"Lee Raymond moves forward at full steam; Jim Wagner begins the long process of starting over; disaster strikes on Chuck Gerwig's site.
S2, EP3 "Chicken or Bust"The clock continues to tick down as the three builders each face their own forms of adversity.
S2, EP2 "Grip It and Rip It"In Alaska, construction work is underway during the warmer summers.
S2, EP1 "The Race Is On: The Builders Set Their Course"Lee Raymond, Chuck Gerwig, and Jim Wagner build three cabins in a remote part of the Alaskan frontier.
S1, EP6 "Cast Away"Bob sprints to finish the cabin before his first paying customers arrive.
S1, EP5 "Self-Sufficient Building"The delays continue as Bob waits for a delinquent subcontractor.
S1, EP4 "Getting Squirrelly"Bob is pushed further behind schedule when his sub-contractor fails to show up at the jobsite.
S1, EP3 "Roughing It on the Island"In a state where a hundred tremors occur a day, you learn to do things differently. Even though the plumbing and wiring are done, the project is starting to tire Bob.
S1, EP1 "A Demolition the Bob May Way? How to Tear Down a Building in Southern Alaska"Bob May, a fishing and hunting guide, is building a new cabin on a remote island in southern Alaska; but before he begins, he must demolish the old cabin.
Building off the grid is challenging enough, but doing so in some of the most unforgiving terrain on Earth becomes a monumental test. This series follows the intrepid journeys of men and women who gladly face Alaska's extreme conditions and harsh elements to construct one-of-a-kind lodges among the stunning landscape. Undeterred crews work up to 16 hours a day to complete dream cabins before the arrival of winter, while overcoming total isolation, inclement weather, rough seas, and the occasional visit by grizzly bears.
Original Air Date: Nov 11, 2012
Genres: DocuseriesTV Series
Rating: TVG
Playback: HD
4 seasons available on demand (36 episodes)
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